New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-05
THE CENTENNIAL CONGRESS.
CHANGES IN SENATE AND HOUSE.

OF COMMITTEES A DIFFICULT TASK.
WASHINGTON Dec. 4.-The Lth Congress. which
will convene at noon tomorrow. will be known in
history the "Cen tenna Congress-" as its explra-
tion will mark the hundreth year since the
adoption Of the Constitution. In the Senate twelve
men will take their seats for the first time. Three
of them are promoted from the House of Represent
auves-Daniel. of Virginia, after one term In that
body; Hiscock, of New-York, after six terms. and
Reagan of Texas who was twice elected to the
House before tne war and has served six terms
since the Farwell, of illinois, has served three
terms III the House. the last being in the ALNllth
Congress; Paddock, Of Nebraska, and Stewart, of
Nevada return after absence of some years;
Chandler. of New Hampshire. has been Secretary
of the Navy; Bate of Tennessee. and Davis, of
Minnesota have been Governors of their respective
States the title of Hearst, of California is attacked
by certain Democrats of that State on account of
alleged bribery: Lucas, of West Virginia. and
Faulkner, of the same State both Democrats.
claim the right to the vacancy caused by Camdens
retirement; Il protest has been flied against the
seating OF TurpIe. of Indiana.
Among the 32j members of the House are 13O
men who were not in the last one, but ten of them
nave served one moro terms in previous Con-
crosses. Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, has been a
United states Senator and Whtthorne, or Ten
Dcssrc. has been n member OF both branches OF
Congress. that only 1lS members arc wholly
without experience In National legislation Among
the ten new who ex-Congressmen
is S. \. Cox. who resigned his seat in the
last Congress in order to accept the Turkish
Mission and who first took lis seat III Congress
exactly thirty years ago.
MEMBERS WHO WILL BIZ MISS D.
For one reason or another the House will miss
many Of the retired members. Among them are
of n " in
glance to MaxmlIian's Government in Mexico in
1861; judge Wait, OF Connecticut; Hammond, of
Georgia; Morrison, the "PremIer" of the last Car
sle admInIstrai ION: Cobb, of Indiana, whose
blood was spilled by Laird, of Nebraska; Murphy
of Iowa and lIenhcpin Canal fame, as Will as
Hepburn of the same State. the imDacable foe of
misappr0prIatons for alleged river and harbor I'M
proyements; Willis, of Kentucky; Rico AM RAN
nev. of Massachusetts; Singleton, OF MISSISSIPPI
who first took his seat in the House December D,
1853; Abram = Hewitt Egbcrt l.. Viee. Henry g.
Burleigh, sprggS and Frank Hlscock. of New
York; W. Il. Cox, of Moth Caronna, whose advo-
cacy of Civil Service Reform caused his defeat;
Benuett, the "Columban Orator. of the same
State; Warner of Ohio. the worly "pohtical
economist; Curtin. the :" War Governor Of Penn
sylvania." and Boyle aud Negey.of the same state;
Siualls, of >onth Carolina, who was reelected,
although the certificate was gwen to another man
Reagan, of rexas; Caocll. Tucker and Daniel, of
Virginia; Gibson, OF West Virginia; and Bragg, OF
Wisconsin. who used to love Cleveland for the
enemies he hal made"
In tnc last House there were two colorcd mem
bers-O iiarI, ot North Carolina and >malls of
Sou h Iarolina. No cOorel ma1 VIII SIT IN tnis
one unoss Small. shall WIN the seat t. which he -
cntticL
here ar four men who decline TO cnte: the eau
Gus of either party Anderson, OF lows. who ran
and elected ~ an " indie pendent RrpuhhcaD
Nichols Of NORTH Carolina; Hop SINS. OF Virginia,
and smith. of Wisconsin.
Ibis leaves the Democrats with lOS members, or
a clear majority of eleven only.
TnE FREE-TRADE WING POwERTTss.
In the face o any attempt to rcyise the tariff on
n tree trade basis this majority will vanish M
stautly and the Carlisle wing will find itself POW
erlcss. IL ~ 10 he expected. however, that tho
majlrity of rho WAYS and Means Committee will
bc taken from the frce-rlde wing of the party.
The retirement of many prominent Democratic
members. will make the formation Of committees
task Of unusual diliculty. On WAYS and Means
the places of Morrison. Hewitt and Harris must be
filled. There Is also "A Rcprblican vacancy caused
by The promltlon of llscock. Chairmtn Turner IL
the Outy man rc-rlrc ed Ot the Od Committee
EircfIo.s As Spcakrr-clcct taritsc'S seat Is con
tested that committee probably Will he chosen by
ballot appointed Dy member designated
hy the Speaker lhe chalrmansbip ana two other
Democratic places on ;ha Judiciary Committee are
all v,c1nt. Other vacant charmanShIpS OF lm-
poTtant committees are those OF Commerce. hlvers
aud iiarbo:s, MlItlry AhIIrS. PuOlc Lands. In
dian Affairs, Territories, Pacific Railroads Educa-
tion Patents. War CLAIMS. Private Land CLAIMS.
District of Columbia, Accounts, and Printing. The
chairman Ot cacn OF these comm ttecS ana several
others not Mentioned. Is authpuzei to appoint
G ctk, and the places are grecd,Iy sonSEt iOT tnat
reason ~ well as for the influence which char
manslnp giN"S.